Getty v. Roger Williams Silver Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment entered June 23, 1914, upon an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first, judicial department, reversing a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and directing a dismissal of the complaint. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment entered June 23, 1914, upon an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first, judicial department, reversing a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and directing a dismissal of the complaint. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Time and manner of discharge of the plaintiff was a question for the jury which, on all the testimony, has properly been resolved in plaintiff’s favor. (1 Labatt on Master & Servant, 581; Arnold v. Adams, 27 App. Div. 345; Sigmon v. Goldstone, 116 App. Div.…
1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.
The action is to recover damages for the alleged wrongful discharge of plaintiff from defendant’s employ, and the only question on this appeal is whether on the evidence plaintiff was entitled to go to the jury. Defendant manufactures silverware at Providence, R. I. It first employed plaintiff in 1907, but in 1909 he was placed in charge as sales agent of a New York office or sample .room on the tenth floor of an office building at No. 520 Fifth avenue. The office was equipped with goods for display purposes, but plaintiff traveled widely and took samples about with him. He was to be paid a…
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